Author: Jack Heimbigner

In 1848 a man by the name of Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto was born in Italy who would provide the world with one of the most intriguing rules of time management and productivity. The 80/20 Rule, better known as the Pareto Principle, denotes this simple reality: “80% of results will come from just 20% of the action.” And to think Pareto didn’t have near the amount of distractions, tasks, and obligations we have today. However, he was probably thinking more along the lines of how to produce more goods efficiently. 80/20 in Today’s World If you search the 80/20 Rule, you...

What does it take to actually complete or achieve goals? It is the end of another year and everyone is talking about goal setting and life planning. Why? Because we want to live the best years of our lives now. Every year, people set New Years Resolutions and goals for themselves. They feel excited going into the new year and want to do something great. Ultimately, most people fail. Something happens and they lose motivation, excitement, or vision and they give up on achieving their goals or resolutions. Do you want the bad news or the good news? Forbes...

Over the last month, can you think back to what your work hours have been? Have you been settling into the traditional 9 am to 5 pm job? Or more than 40 hours a week? Do those hours feel excruciatingly stressful or productive? Our work cultures today, seem to work us more than ever before. It devalues the family time and focuses on being more productive with less. While every job has it’s very own issues and perks, I have been learning about productivity habits for my day job. My job is fast-paced, highly detailed-oriented, and typically calls for...